𝓯𝓵𝔂 ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ 𝖇𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖑𝖞

                           𝑷𝑬𝒀𝑻𝑶𝑵  𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾𝑺  𝑺𝑯𝑬  𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫𝑵’𝑻  𝑩𝑬  eating  too  many  junk  foods,  knows  her  parents  would  be  on  her  case  about  it  but  the  look  on  dia’s  face  made  it  hard  for  her  to  deny  the  other’s  wishes.  so  she  nods  her  head  at  the  other’s  request  because  one  little  slip  up  won’t  hurt  right──??  slipping  her  arm  around  dia,  peyton  mimicked  the  her  expression  and  said  with  as  much  enthusiasm  as  she  can  utter          ❝     show  me  the  way──!!    ❞

jaehwan kept his head down, busy with his the device in his hand. he was awaiting a text and because it had been later than expected, he’d been obnoxiously shaking his leg in anticipation. admittedly, jaehwan found it hard to keep his usual stern, cool demeanor in dia’s presence, something he didn’t understand or enjoy in the least. this time it came in the way of a soft smile hidden behind the brim of his black baseball cap. he pursed his lips disregarded this small involuntary action immediately, clearing his throat, “halal? are you gonna tell me what that entails?” he kept his tone even. with his eyebrow cocked, he asked, “…do you even know? be honest.”

listening to dia for a moment, skye was interested in what the girl had to offer for their suggestion and she was not disappointed with the idea of halal right now. “sounds delicious. but you’re paying right?” the elder gave a little nudge at the mermaid and gestured for her to follow skye. “i’ll drive, i’m parked just down the street at the church.” skye had been on a run earlier and dropped their car off someplace safe, often using the church parking lot because no one questioned why it was parked there during the day. 

dia’s words broke through the silence that had settled around the pair, “hm?” she hummed softly to her friend eyebrows scrunching together at once. “like when would you want to go?” it wasn’t really a part of whatever unspoken deal the pair had to hang out during the light hours. even now the pair managed to find themselves together deep in the night, “i’m not sure when i’ll be free,” she spoke honestly with a short shrug of her shoulder, “the rogers got our hands full with everything going on lately, they’ve been trying to keep us all busy with work so we don’t ask too many questions.”

there’s very few things faye won’t try ( almost all of those things involved caterpillars ) so getting her to agree to plans was as easy as, for lack of a better phrase, stealing candy from a baby. especially when those plans involved her spending time with dia; faye couldn’t get enough of hanging out with her.  she let out a confused giggle, cocking her head to the side like a lost puppy. “ bless you ?? “ she then proceeded to laugh some more at her poorly executed joke, a chorus of uncontrollable snorts and wheezes followed as she thought of how halal guys sounded nothing like a real sneeze. “ well, c’mon we gotta be quick !! i’m absolutely famished and if i collapse due to hunger i don’t think your noodle arms could carry me. “ and with that she starts to walk ahead in a direction that’s probably the opposite of the actual restaurant.

dia's parents were dum and gambled a lot + had various addictions so they borrowed money from the mermaid gang constantLY

they were usually able to pay off their debt but it always took a lot of work to squeeze it out of them

usually what would happen is, one of the mermaid members would have to threaten her parents while the rest would hang out with dia cause lbr it rlly only takes one person to scare townies

one day, her parents couldn't pay but instead of getting interest on their fee they offered their child (like she was an accident and they didn't feel that attatched to her)

ofc they can't j take a baby, esp as a barter for money but some of the mermaid members who so disgusted by their offer that they j took dia. the saiprayongs lost their child and their lives that day. (🤪🤪😬)

when they brought dia back to headquarters, the leader (at that time) was furious about the parents offering their kid and the fact that there is a child in their g a n g hq.

but she took this as an opportunity to raise someone for the gang life, specifically poisons

she was put in classes covering the basics any good convict should know such as: combat training, the 5 most common languages, strategy, stealth, weapon use, lying, how to tell if someone is lying, slight of hand, etc

dia didn't see anything off about her life, especially since that's all she really knew

that wasn't until she was around 14/15 when she was allowed to do to normal hs so she would get a better feel of how kids her age rlly acted

her hw was to watch random teen dramas so she wouldn't stick out TOO much

she also hung out more w the younger mermaid members to monitor how they act and their tips

again, life wasn't too bad for her

buT it wasn't until she was 16 when things took a drastic turn

it was decided that she could be an amazing spy, and what should any super spy have? a poison tolerance.

she was forced to consume various poisons, staring with the ones with the weakest toxin levels and working her way up

it was torturous but she kept strong, refusing to let word of any weakness get out

however, this is where she found her interest in poisons and concocting them

poison was kind of her side gig while she did various things for the mermaid as an operative

now she focuses more on poisons since there hasn't been much going on gang wise,,,,, but that'll probs change soon

she based her alias on monarch butterflies bc they're lowkey poisonous from the plants they eat as bbys, and she thought it would be funni

personality wise she's p chill, she def has a Gang™ side when she's working and her normal side when she's w friends or out